| About 115 Simonton Windows employees will reportedly be furloughed at the Ritchie County plant, according to corporate officials.
A number of Calhoun workers will be affected.
Simonton says the layoffs are attributed to the downturn in the U.S. housing market and an anticipated seasonal drop in manufacturing.
The company is hoping to rehire the workers when the economy improves or seasonal business picks up.
The date for the layoffs has not been announced.
CIRCUIT CITY CLOSING NATIONWIDE
Thousands of Circuit City employees are out of a job.
The electronics giant is getting ready to close all its US stores.
Circuit City says the company has reached an agreement with liquidators to sell the merchandise in all 567 U.S. stores.
The retailer failed to find a buyer or a refinancing deal after
filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
More than 30,000 employees are being terminated.
WV CASINO LAYING OFF 175
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort at Chester is laying off 175 workers, or nearly 9 percent of its work force.
President and General Manager Jack Sours announced the cuts Friday.
It affects both salaried and hourly workers.
Sours blames the worsening economy and growing competition from slot parlors in Pennsylvania.
Mountaineer will now have 1,900 employees.
It's the largest private-sector employer in Hancock County.
The casino laid off 93 workers in November.
ODGEN NEWSPAPERS CUTTING BACK
Ogden Newspapers is eliminating several positions.
General Manager Perry Nardo wouldn't say how many jobs were cut in Wheeling or otherwise comment Friday.
The Intelligencer and the Wheeling News-Register said they're vulnerable to the nationwide recession.
Ogden also publishes newspapers in Elkins, Martinsburg, Parkersburg and Weirton.
| 
